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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
much larger than it really is. To cut up a 
large garden in such a fashion as this would be 
unwise. It would merely look spotty, and 
would interrupt the simple lines and long vistas 
which are its chief charm. 
A grey garden is perhaps more curious than 
pleasing, but the collecting of all the grey- 
foliaged plants that are sufficiently hardy for 
this climate is of interest to some people, and 
they would not take up a very large space. 
Some of them, such as the silver salvia, do not 
like damp nor cold soils, and should be planted 
on ground sloping to the south, and with a 
shelter of such hardy grey shrubs as Sea 
Buckthorn and "Eucalyptus gunnii . Eucalyptus 
globulus (tender as a grown tree, but hardier in 
youth), hollies, and evergreen oaks take on a 
blue-grey shade in the distance and would be 
a good shelter. Of the very tall grey plants, 
Eryngium giganteum is a striking specimen of 
thistle, of metallic silvery tones, white like 
new silver, and on a dry soil is hardy, and 
seeds itself. A charming grey-foliaged plant 
is Artemisia stelleriana , quite hardy, and pre- 
ferring a cool or shady place. A good carpet 
plant is Stachys lanata , also quite hardy, and 
commonly known as Lamb’s Ear, owing to its 
soft and woolly texture. Salvia argentea is a 
